Last November, Anne, from the shop Les Petits PointsParisiens, andAliceHammercontacted me asking if I wanted to testthe last pattern Alicewas concocting, theAttakaïhat.A beautifulpattern,hard to say no! A little adventurousanywaybecauseI had onlyknitteda fewrows offairisle. Well, despitemyinexperience, it went rathervery well(the only worry, and I realized takingthe pictures, I made a mistake ontwo rows... Oh, inattention...). I would recommend it to beginners, the trick is to knit not too tight and...to read theinstructions...

I didn't have time tobuy therecommended yarn,Sable, from la Filature du Valgaudemar.I found a perfect yarn for this project at All youknitis love here in Barcelona, the Knitwise, a very softalpaca. Choosing colourswas very difficult,it's indeed not easytoimagine theeffect ofonecombination or the other.In the end I'm prettyhappy with the result.

It could not be simpler: two squares, 48 single stitches and 48 rows, made with natura DMC cotton and a crochet n°3. I joined them wrong sides together with a row of single stitches all around and I added a small strap in a corner by making about 10 chain stitches.

Dimensions: 18,5 x 18 cm (so it's not really a square ;)

For the cross stitch embroidery (DMC mouliné threads), I got inspired with this embroidered lamp.I made it on one of the square before joining them.